Meet the Team

Shannon Donovan, FNP-BC, CHFN

Shannon has been a nurse for over 25 years and a nurse practitioner for 20 years. She has worked with Heart Failure patients for over 15 years. Shannon works at Ascension Saint Thomas Heart as a Nurse Practitioner in an outpatient Comprehensive Heart failure program. She has volunteered for the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses for the last four years on the Membership committee and now with the Together in Heart Failure website committee. In her free time she loves hanging out with her husband and two dogs, Ollie & Milo.

 

Lisa Stalbaum, RN,BSN,CHFN

Lisa is a Mechanical Circulatory Support Coordinator at Tampa General Hospital. She has been caring for patients with Advanced Heart Failure requiring transplantation or mechanical support for over 20 years. She truly enjoys working with this patient population and the bonds she has created with many patients over the years. Lisa is also an avid runner and triathlete.

 

Janie Gomez, BSN, RN, PCCN, CHFN

Janie Gomez is a dedicated and experienced Heart Failure Nurse with 15 years of expertise in cardiac care. She has been instrumental in building and developing the Heart Failure program at Northern Nevada Health System in the Reno-Sparks NV area, where her contributions have significantly improved patient outcomes and quality of care. Currently, Janie is pursuing an Acute Gerontology Nurse Practitioner degree, furthering her commitment to advancing her skills and providing exceptional care to her patients. Her dedication to excellence and passion for patient advocacy make her a valued leader and trusted healthcare provider in the field of cardiology.

 

Jefferson W. Moore Jr, ANP, CHFN, ANCC, AGPCNP

Wil shares a similar affinity in heart failure and has been employed in healthcare for health for over the past 20 years. He is a 2010 graduate of the Vanderbilt Adult-Gerontology primary care nurse practitioner program and has been working with cardiac patients for over the past 10 years. He is now a Certified Heart Failure Nurse but began his career in nursing working on a Medical/Surgical floor and subsequent years in the Intensive Care while pursuing his Masters’ degree. This provided exposure to a wide variety of healthcare but always had a keen interest in cardiac related illness. He enjoys working with heart failure patients and exploring resources for patients and nurses that provide an improved quality of life. Outside healthcare, 3 children in sports at ages 4, 7 and 10 years old keeps him and wife, Anna, active along with a black lab, Prim.